Dmitry Volchek: The Man of the Day of Radio Liberty on October 18 is a famous Russian director, one of the founders of Russian modern dance Anton Adasinsky. He became the laureate of the 2002 Tsaro-Selsk Prize, which was awarded to him for his merits in the field of culture and art. This award was established in the 93rd year in the Pushkin All-Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.

Aya Kuga , Belgrade: the term of the new presidential elections in Serbia has not been defined. The winner of the second round of elections Voislav Koshtunitsa demands that he be proclaimed the president, despite the fact that the required number of registered voters does not take part in the last vote. According to the law, there were more than half of them.

The United States intends to submit to the UN Security Council their draft resolution on Iraq. According to the American representative of the Security Council, John Negroponta, the document provides for the application of effective measures to influence Iraq - if Baghdad does not fulfill the requirements for disarmament and unholptian admission to Iraqi facilities of international inspectors. The Negropontal did not specify what measures we are talking about.

Natalya Golitsyna , London: the last survey of public opinion conducted in England showed that the number of the British who supports the military action against Iraq increased by 10 percent. Observers associate this with a reaction to a terrorist attack on Bali Island. The survey was ordered by the Gardian newspaper immediately after the attack on the island of Bali, which took the lives of at least 30 British.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan believes that in the near future the security council will be able to find a decision on Iraq. According to Western diplomats, the United States is going to offer a compromise version of the resolution, acceptable for France and Russia. In the resolution, according to diplomats, Iraq will be made a serious warning, but without a direct threat of force.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. Radio Liberty correspondents Vladimir Morozov, Jan Runov and Vladimir Abarinov participate. Dmitry Volchek: The authorities of North Korea for the first time in several years unexpectedly admitted that their country was underway to create nuclear weapons. With details, our correspondent Vladimir Morozov.

In Moscow this morning, the Governor of the Magadan Region Valentin Tsvetkov was killed. According to Moscow prosecutor Mikhail Avdyukov, the criminal shot Tsvetkov with a pistol with a silencer when the governor left the building of the Magadan Region on New Arbat. The shooter managed to hide, but the police have a description of his appearance. It is reported that the offender also shot at the deputy Tsvetkov, but missed.

Iraq intends to return Kuwait the state archives of this country, captured during the occupation 12 years ago. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that five trucks with archives will already go from Baghdad to Kuwait today. The transfer will take place on Saturday in the demilitarized zone between the two countries - in the presence of observers of the UN and the League of the Arab states. Archives include documents of Kuwaiti ministries of security, internal and foreign affairs.

In the city of Vyblingen in the southeast of Germany, the armed young man freed two of the four held by him in the building of the hostage school. According to the police representative, the criminal is a young man of 16-18 years old, perhaps a student of this school. It requires a million euros and a car. The police cordoned off the school building and the surrounding streets.

In the Nozhai-Yurt district of Chechnya, a collision between the Russian military and Chechen detachment occurred this morning at the village of Centor. According to Chechnya Internal Affairs Directorate, five were killed and eight Russian troops were injured. There are losses from the Chechen side.

Italian doctors collected new data in support of the hypothesis, according to which the night snoring indicates an increased risk of acute cerebrovascular accident. Doctors from the University of Peruji found that people who have suffered at least one stroke have almost one and a half times more often than their healthy peers during sleep.

President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev - in connection with the celebration of Independence Day of the Republic - signed a decree on the pardon of 82 prisoners. About half of them are participants in the failed attempts of government upheavals in October 1994 and in March 1995. Contrary to the expectations of Azerbaijani human rights activists, Aliyev’s decree does not apply to opposition leaders recognized by the European Council by political prisoners.

High -ranking American diplomats are discussing today in Beijing the issue of the North Korean nuclear program. Negotiations are conducted by US Secretary of State John Bolton and assistant Secretary of State James Kelly. As announced the other day in Washington, North Korea admitted that - in violation of international obligations - develops nuclear weapons.

The new agreement between the Latvian enterprise Latvyusgaz and the Russian Gazprom provides for a 15 percent increase in purchase prices in 2003, as well as a further change in tariffs depending on the cost of fuel oil on European exchanges. In practice, this means inevitable prices for Latvian consumers. According to the chairman of the commission on the regulation of public services, the increase in gas tariffs for industrial enterprises will spur the inflation rate of up to 3 percent.

The Stavropol Regional Court today sentenced to 15 years in prison of a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia Rustam Tlisov-for the preparation of a coup in two republics of the North Caucasus. According to the investigation, three years ago Tlisov joined the extremist organization Jamaat, which was preparing an armed rebellion in Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria. In addition, Tlisov is charged with a number of other crimes - including robbery and illegal storage of weapons.